Tag: Removal of the veil
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Christianity Beyond Symbols – 6: On Earth as in Heaven — The Return of the Whole
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”— Matthew 6:10 “The whole earth is full of His glory.”— Isaiah 6:3 “For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.”— Romans 8:19 Not a Journey Upward — But a Return of Sight When Jesus…
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Christianity Beyond Symbols – 2: The Veil and the Light — Law, Symbol, and the Coming of Presence
“The law was our tutor to bring us to Christ,that we might be justified by faith.But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.”— Galatians 3:24–25 “We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory.”— 2 Corinthians 3:18 The…
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Contemplative Seeing and the Unshakable Center – 5
The Transparent Self – Seeing Without Distortion The more we rest in presence, the more we recognize that much of what we call “ourselves” is a web of interpretations, habits, and conditioned patterns. Thought constructs narratives, emotions amplify them, and desires propel them forward. Yet beneath this constant movement, there is something still—something clear, open,…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 6 – The Unveiling and the Return
Throughout this series, we have explored various moments when the interpretative veils of conditioned thought are lifted, revealing glimpses of a reality beyond the assumptions of becoming. From philosophical reasoning to meditative states, near-death experiences, and sudden moments of insight, each unveiling of Being has been examined in its distinct mode of appearing. Now, we…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 5 – Everyday Glimpses—Moments When the Veil Lifts
The direct recognition of Being is not confined to philosophical reflection, meditative disciplines, or near-death experiences. It can also emerge in everyday life, in moments when the ordinary conditioning of thought momentarily gives way, allowing a glimpse of something beyond the habitual framework of becoming. These experiences—whether brief insights, encounters with beauty, or profound emotional…
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Post 37 – The Necessary Unfolding of Truth in a Lifetime
Introduction Within the Structure of Being, as understood in Emanuele Severino’s thought, life is not a journey of becoming but the appearing of an eternal necessity. Every moment of existence, every experience of time, is an expression of the immutable truth of Being. What appears as the unfolding of a lifetime is not a transition…
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Post 29 – The Great Myth of Becoming: The Central Illusion of Western Thought
While philosophy emerged from the desire to move beyond myth and provide more rational, logical explanations of reality, it is almost ironic that it inadvertently gave birth to what may be the greatest myth ever conceived: the belief in becoming—the notion that things come into existence and then fade away. Since the dawn of philosophy…
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